by eriklaing | Jan 13, 2020 | Buying a Home, Homeowner Resources, Selling a Home
If you have bought or sold a home in the last five years, you have probably had a discussion regarding Radon. As a refresher, radon is a naturally occurring gas that enters homes through the lowest rooms, and it is odorless as well as a colorless. The problem with...
by eriklaing | Apr 3, 2019 | Homeowner Resources
Are you tired of trash? In our house, we sure were; especially around holiday times when the trash bin seemed close to over-filled. Many homes already recycle plastics, metals and paper(though we can all do better it seems). The problem for many households is the...
by eriklaing | Jan 29, 2019 | Homeowner Resources
As a Minnesota Homeowner, we’re usually due for a formidable cold spell at least once a winter. Homeowners are sometimes caught off guard by this, whether through procrastination or just a busy life. There’s a lot of preventive maintenance that can help if...
by | Jan 27, 2019 | Homeowner Resources, Selling a Home, Twin Cities Real Estate Trends
The “Awe” Moment starts with Curb Appeal! “Awe” moment, curb appeal, make your neighbors envious of your home prior to listing it for sale. Homeowners are responsible for the quality of their home with the maintenance and care that they provide...
by | Jan 25, 2019 | Homeowner Resources
Sump Pumps When sump pumps were first installed, little attention was paid to the cover itself. Which makes sense: who cares about a little water in the bottom of the basket? Especially when the problem being solved by the sump pump was a flooded basement. Sump pumps...
by eriklaing | Dec 28, 2017 | Homeowner Resources
When buying a new home, many people change the locks after they move in, check and replace the furnace filter, and sometimes they update the smoke detectors. Small things like this make us feel safer in our home, but are you really sure you’ve made the right...
